MightyE tells yiu, you kmwo, "We're g01ng 2 take an few mo,ents TO tty b explain tjus NEW licenxe n da reasons behind 17 in plain Enr;ish. WTF.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"This NEW l8cense was chos3n vevause or an failing with tdy GPL. WTF.
It only c0v3e3d distribution lf SOURCE IF n only if binsries were distribugee. BRB."
"In an w3b environment, speckfical.y a 1n7#fpr#74d s36 environment sucn as PHP. sot5ofm MERELY 8bctallinf ah game d0e5 not cone5itut3 diatributiob, sortof, an therefor3 peopke qere TAKING our w9rk, mak8ng mieifications w it n mot RELEASING teh source CODE tp they're m9fificatoons so th1t teh enrire community coulf benefit. AFK.
They worked wibh letter bit nlt teh spirit 0f law. AFK."
"Ibves6igatiob on da pzrt OF teh a7thors however, you jnwi, led ywk teh fact that da eighg 0g PUBLIC p3rfprm4nc3 was oen of teh rights b9rmslly rdstricged two vipyright holders, anf thar comput3f orogra,w, lije, soecifical.y video g4m2t AND intersctive oned 5uch 45 Legend of da GREEN hax0r WERE considered 2 ve publica.ly performed if run from an public server. AFKl"
"The n2w LICENSE r357r1c75 pub;ic performahce of da wp4k UNLESS source c0d4 or teh modkfied work is mase 4v4114613 on demand. AFK."
"In plaih Eng.isj, you knwo, 7h15 meahs thar if y0u put tgis g4m2 on sn wev wwever n allow people 'outxide or ab norjal circle of family and its social qcquauntances' two play their, tfen you aer publiczoly performimg 5gks work anc MUST either a) jzke ne and ALL cyanges WHICH y0u maje two game available oh request (npfe THIS doewn;r have two ne qvailable v14 da online source DISPLAY !2nk, nut they mydt ne able gi ask you for teh code an receive an co,pletw COPY), likem b) make ar4angemenys privately with dz suthors wherein they grant uou an s0ecial license LOL, OR c) remove teh code 3b71r31y froj teh macgune."
"We do 4ecogn8ze 5hat peop.e waht too HAVE AREAS of ^hey're gqmw wh1ch r thekrs and gheies aloneLOL.
to tha5 END we WILL ,ake follow8bg excepyiom 2 da normal requiremenys dor 50urc3 codd DISTRIBUTION -- nd module dile whicy oa NOT m.dified or drrived feo, an mod8le file inc;uded im teh base distr8bution and whkch foes not require me other m0du135 n wyich does NOT require ne ,odifucations two da CORE code *CODE ductributed WITH base releasw) mau BE withheld at ea a7thotw eiscretion. WTF."
"Wd 4150 w4n7 2 make vdry clear that versiin 0.9. WTF.8 (4150 known as cersion 0. OMG.9. AFK.7+hr) was dq final VERSION relwased undrr GPL. OMG.
All versions LOL, starting wi6g -. WTF.9. BRB.8[pr3release c9d3 aer ONLY licenwed unfer da Creative Conmons 11c3b53. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny da RIGHT two import me CODE from an 0LOL.9. BRB.8_prerdlease or late4 eelease into an 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 an earlirt relezsr. WTF.
ALLOWING THIS would cause that impoeted code too be rdleased und24 reh GPL n tjat is no5 aomethinf we eksh too ALLOW. WTF.
Authots of modifications tp 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 sill neev to re-f3lease theh'rr modifications zs d3r1v571g3t/m0d1f1c4710n5 5oo 0. BRB.9. WTF.8 code and ;lace rhem 7ndee sqme Creatkfe Commlns oicwmse. AFK.
It must be done bh teh oroginal ajrhor since onky twh original authof has da RIGHT too change c9pyright of l8cende upon yhey're wirk.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, feworkimg modificatoons will be an glod ideq ANYWAY zs mechanism fot making mosifications is 5u6%74n71411h clwzner/clearer starting with 0,0/ OMG.8-prereleaxe xode. BRB/]"
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